Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X at the Theater - Key & Peele

Two amateur actors portraying major civil rights leaders battle for the affections of a community theater audience.
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[@stefannotchev7209]

As soon as he pulled out the “I have a dream” brother Malcolm was like “not this shit again” lmao

[@warrenpurcell9359]

Shout out to the biggie pic !

[@NishaLarein]

lmaooooo

[@whatsup5914]

@Spanish Ramon what if dude just likes biggie?

[@Mothafuckenzay]

He did it first

[@urmomisurdad5422]

Shout out for the biggie pic

[@anishgutha366]

When you have to present your school presentation but it’s not finished

[@jaggerjennings507]

Fr tho😂

[@ALotOfCancer]

Drama class do be like that tho

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

These two people were not just about ending discrimination against black, they were also fighting against capitalism and poverty, inequality all of kinds ;)

[@prophethenry6653]

What does this comment have to do with me

[@realllloveeeee6286]

Factssss😂

[@JiDion]

When MLK pulled the black women card I said *WRAP IT UP* LMAOOOOO

[@pavlemarinkovic8640]

When is new banger coming??

[@jude6446]

sup

[@umairashraf5167]

Does that mean mlk was a fraud

[@Inpwmdwa]

@@umairashraf5167 I mean he did cheat on his wife

[@umairashraf5167]

@@Inpwmdwa but that doesn't mean he's a fraud tho?

[@Lucifersfursona]

What solidified Malcolm X as a personal hero and role model was partially his books of essays and his speeches, and partially that time he did the worm flawlessly in a blackout theater behind MLK.

[@cforestmills]

damn.

[@tusharg8452]

What do you mean partially?

[@piratekingomega3292]

He should be admired for his courage, his bravery, his commitment to academic thought, and his sick moves

[@Ratheesh_Mani]

This comment needs a lot more appreciation

[@Alec0124]

aw man i did not know about this. any chance they have it on video xD

[@CalebDavidWilliams]

Just some background: This is a parody of a play titled “The Meeting.” The Meeting is a 1987 American play by Jeff Stetson about an imaginary meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in 1965 in a hotel in Harlem during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

[@yegrosal]

ah. this was helpful. K and P have a lot of skits were they reference books/movies that I sometimes don't recognize.

[@tylertyler1360]

Thank you because i did not understand this skit at all haha

[@JeremyWilliamson]

Thanks for addressing that man!! I got what was being said and all but felt confused until I read your comment. lol I wonder why they didnt just title this video something with "The Meeting" in it?? lol

[@Armorius2199]

Thank tou for bringing it into notice!

[@ezzatluqman]

thanks man for clarifying!

[@dnyembo90]

“Black ice didn’t land on the road, the road landed on black ice”... oops wrong skit!

[@zolamastrike]

Respect to the OG.

[@s.s5933]

Lmao

[@Agent-ic1pe]

And we have to remember that black ice didn't choose to be on those streets, it was forced to by the white ice!

[@TonyTony..]

Good call back, underrated comment.

[@DMMacaw]

Lol thanks XD perfect

[@444shleyyy]

*I like how the end just turned into a “Who’s blacker?” dance competition 😂*

[@GolfExcellence]

That's the way it always ends up😉

[@AddBowIfGirl]

ashley the shark slayer That’s not what it was.

[@capncake8837]

ashley the shark slayer I’m not educated in black American culture, so I’d didn’t even realize, but that’s epic.

[@lulchico]

ashley the shark slayer that had me dead😂💀

[@Perfection_Personified]

That's exactly what I was gonna comment, beat me by 3 hours, well played Madame.

[@GRIFFIN1k]

The way they look back at the audience when they agree is top tier comedic acting 😂😂😂😂

[@ignatiusmaziofa2393]

matter of fact they look at audience to get reaction...they are competing for who ever lands the best punch lines.

[@GRIFFIN1k]

ignatius maziofa yeah...

[@PotionsMaster666]

Your comment made this video more funnier

[@GRIFFIN1k]

@@PotionsMaster666 can’t tell if ur being sarcastic ngl

[@PotionsMaster666]

@@GRIFFIN1k no man, i just didn't noticed the way they look back at the audience,but after reading your comment even the thumbnail made me laugh.

[@mattgarcia4126]

“Gotta respect the sisters” - Martin Luther King jr. 2020

[@khayyamal9207]

"Always bet on black" Elhajji malik al shabazi aka malcom x 2020

[@splendidtorch7800]

he's still alive???

[@joshgen8533]

“How could we respect the “sistas” when they don’t even respect themselves ?” - Logic 2020

[@splendidtorch7800]

@@joshgen8533 and that's why nobody likes Logic

[@joshgen8533]

splendid torch Yeah I know, it’s so sad liberals don’t use logic because if they did, they wouldn’t be liberals.

[@Madderthanjoker]

When you need to reach that word count on your essay.

[@michaelreyes6258]

Sebastian Alba ...seriously 😆

[@SKULFRAKproDukshunz]

Underrated funniness

[@beebeetee2926]

Word! 😂😂😂

[@th3rasave]

@A A ...what if it's not...?

[@jrock213456]

@@th3rasave re word the 2nd paragraph nd add a question

[@amus2491]

"I dont know why we're talking about rocks when in fact, it is the flesh... and the bone. and the.. the DREAMS...." *mind triggered, remembers a quote* "I HAVE A DREAM..!!!" 😂😂😂

[@DeathnoteBB]

A Mus Improv in a nutshell XD

[@amus2491]

@@DeathnoteBB Key's face right after "I know where this is going" 😂

[@MarioTGofalltime]

😂😂😂😅

[@LOUDsigh]

👍🏾

[@manualLaborer]

I thought they were setting up for a crack rock joke.

[@angelking3708]

The older black women fanning themselves with the production brochures was a really nice touch.

[@UniqueGeekFreak]

Yes it felt authentic and took you back to the good ol' days

[@deadsetmassascared]

Okay?!

[@thorodinson6649]

@@deadsetmassascared unnecessary for you to comment

[@ShoeF1end]

With those ugly ass hats that block everyone’s view

[@jontrellolando]

@@thorodinson6649 I think your comment was the unnecessary one

[@rimurutempest4945]

When your presentation needs to reach 20 minutes but you run out of materials halfway

[@milascave2]

rimuru: Or, you just forget your lines and have to ad lib.

[@aj9777]

@@Plank-cn1we I usually lead with that to get people interested

[@aj9777]

@@Plank-cn1we I believe it

[@dannytallmadge2161]

You missed the entire point of the skit. They didn’t forget their lines they started ad libbing for the crowd’s applause.

[@acharich]

😭😭😭

[@abdullamomani5975]

"West siiiiiide is the best siiiiiide" Guy starts throwing gang signs LMFAOOO

[@matt11472]

Abdulla Momani Lol west side is not a gang sign😂 it just refers to an area people are from

[@miguellmoctezuma]

@@matt11472 wtf your wacc and the origins of the double u hand sign is from gangs you kids don't know shit refers to the area people are from yes LA gang territory west side of the 110 freeway crips bloods and sureno gangs

[@jaydavis7409]

Inside pussy is the best side

[@Pro-Deo]

@@miguellmoctezumaya darn tootn!

[@remus2565]

not a gang sign, it was a fraternity sign, and MLK was not part of that frat, he was APhiA, not Omega Psi Phi

[@nathans8178]

When your joking around with your friend and then your crush walks past: “I see your point, Brother Malcolm.”

[@Jayfive276]

Nathan S this doesn’t even make sense.

[@ungobungo7986]

@@Jayfive276 because you get all serious

[@LOUDsigh]

@@Jayfive276 smh. He basically saying "u gotta respect da sistas" #manup

[@drake7462]

@@Jayfive276 because malcom gets a boner

[@dec5847]

@@Jayfive276 stfu you don't make sense

[@jonathanblock3634]

I love how Peele pulls out the “I have a dream” speech and key just sighs

[@bookies5309]

Key and peele: “the color of an apple, is red...” Crowd: “mmm preach, amen, true that, woohoo”

[@emms8]

Activate Kruger 😂😂😂

[@Cybo-18]

Black churches be like

[@Samstar369]

Juan Cortez Muro Bitch shut the fuck up you spamming piece of shit

[@Lemuel928]

We eat all apples as one big apple pie..Like Marble Cake as a wiser example of true peace.

[@kevinwalker7185]

Stoooopppp I’m at work 😂😂😂😂 that’s too true

[@jimbo9305]

"While King is having a dream the rest of us are living in a nightmare." -Malcolm X

[@kfelix2934]

correct We should all listen to some Malcom X and his testimony, we would be better informed and have more knowledge if we did. Its strange that the teaching from the past, are so deeply enriched, and provides a host of education for our modern 2020 struggles

[@renaldoawes2210]

@@dustthouston9778 Yup. The irony is unreal.

[@DivineNaruto]

@@dustthouston9778 yep. Its great.

[@Shante112XO]

What would be a better approach to combat race related discrimination and dehumanization?

[@critty79]

@@Shante112XO treat everyone the fucking same to start. Treat black and brown people like they are strong and smart enough to do anything they want. Like they dont need a hand out and hand up in order to accomplish what they want. I personally would be pissed if everyone was always acting like i needed a step up to be as good as they are.

[@mistersir3185]

When your presentation ends earlier than the given time and the whole class is expecting more and won't applaud after you say thank you to end it...

[@gonufc]

When your scenario is a little too specific and convoluted to flow as a good joke...

[@benajahpierre5822]

@@gonufc Damn didn't have to call him out on it tho

[@blamingbuddha4010]

@@gonufc lol exactly

[@kiyoponnn]

@@benajahpierre5822 stfu ass kisser

[@sslogic7793]

meh

[@ryanmartin6580]

This skit is so brilliant on so many levels. I’ve continued to come back to it for over a year now and each time I find something different that cracks me up just as hard

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Nothing more than a greater distraction from two great leaders who were eliminated as they no longer were useful. "My life isn't a tragedy ... its a comedy" -JOKER

[@Jimba93]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 "Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense" - The Comedian

[@jmdi2703]

What is the subtext of this sketch?

[@ryanmartin6580]

@@jmdi2703 what am i? your english teacher?

[@jjandorliadul]

@@jmdi2703 Personally, I think one way a person can read it as how, towards middle and end especially, it's a subtle commentary on the pandering of the black chattering political class and those blacks who are easily swayed by it.

[@chewylewy1714]

Video starts: “ladies and gentlemen, please turn off your cellphones” Me: *turns off phone* *sits there in silence*

[@VesOnYT]

I’ll let you know when you can turn your phone back on

[@enrgy-xh5uq]

It was thrown in there as a comedy line for that time! because cellphones did not exist at the time!!!

[@shreeded]

😂🤣🤣👍

[@raimundopascal8799]

Mateo Leoz well no shit

[@balasmj]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@ano3758]

Basically people nowadays want to be entertained instead of having a genuine discussion

[@MackSportsMedia]

Vid thanks bro

[@rhynosoris3396]

Too true. But for every Key and Peele sketch, there's a message. We can be entertained AND learn at the same time!

[@1000gohead]

Pretty much. This goes on in the Black church as well

[@onesandzeroes7390]

Perusing the comments, I'm kind of shocked at how few people got this, it's so on the nose it's almost bitter

[@dirus3142]

Not just entertained but validate, or justify their believes, rather than challenge their thinking.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Yes. The Civil Rights Movement was settled with an Applause-O-Meter.

[@meggamind2349]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache Dude.... you are omnipresent

[@mcmakers8850]

Well when you simplify it, yes.

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache You misunderstood this sketch.

[@dirus3142]

Not likes on facebook and twitter?

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

I’m not stalking you but GOD you’re in all my recommended videos..

[@pepethefrog6809]

2:39 Malcolm's reaction to the "dream" speech. "Not this again". LOL

[@dej25]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bubblerboy2219]

malcom x: starts spewing racist, anti semetic, bigoted, extremist values MLK JR: here we go again

[@elitemangudai1016]

😂I fk died at his reaction 😂😂

[@zaedahblack]

Who won? Who's next? You decide!

[@qualwinters8784]

Yes! X'D

[@larryjake7783]

Epehc Rwrap Baddle of HESTURY!!!

[@addisonq3598]

It's funny because they've been on it before

[@fbiagent2432]

Brother Malcom... VS MARTINNNNN LUTHERRRRRR KINGGGGGGG, BEGIN!

[@kishorraika6411]

Eyyyypeeeak raap battal of histureee

[@Shadowsphere1]

Is this Twitter IRL? They straight up farming those likes.

[@clebfelm4170]

Winning the favor of an audience was a thing before Twitter. Just saying.

[@chiangkaishrek5123]

Bruh if it was twitter they’d be booing mlk

[@maymcdonald1368]

more like farming emotes on Twitch

[@vineeth547]

How can I resist liking this comment when it has 665 likes

[@nevio2658]

@@chiangkaishrek5123 MLK would probably be considered an Uncle Tom to the Twitter world.

[@neka5611]

This went over so many people's heads. ... It just proves their point that people don't care about the message nowadays, just who can perform the best or have a 'slick comeback'

[@bslave1398]

It's not nowadays...Humans have always been like this.

[@bslave1398]

@Omar B. Omar in ways yes but that's the shit we can watch there's alot of history in which we were real dumb lol

[@bjrizen2188]

...or who can grunt like some southern preachers.

[@mefr5966]

lMao dude your so smart you see your the only one who didn't let it go over your head, that is the epic smart omg all us human are so dumb dumb compare to you! Yes

[@neka5611]

@@mefr5966 So you missed the part where I said 'Some' and you are attacking me as if I said 'all' 🙄 I wonder why you are so hurt by my comment 🤔

[@amar-934]

I love how they used both of their famous lines just to get claps from the audience that was like the cherry on top

[@arthurb8436]

The crowd seems like me, seeing a new K&P video: “hmmmmm, yes, praise the lord, hmmmm mmmm, indeed”

[@Emsyaz]

Haleluyah Amen!

[@Samstar369]

Juan Cortez Muro I’m sorry, we should do what to what? How about you consider the following: Shut the fuck up!

[@superduperjoi6800]

Lol

[@marleyjah4971]

It's not new but okay

[@TheTrey181]

@@marleyjah4971 Let the young think what they want, soon they will learn the truth.

[@santibailey-musacchio5581]

Woah a sketch I haven’t seen, I didn’t know those existed

[@megamoviez]

Tiago Bailey-Musacchio They’ve made a lot of new ones

[@abdelnourelkhatib]

The same feeling as finding a 20$ in your jacket

[@bini2851]

Mega MovieZ No these are from the tv show they have full of more skits

[@TheDanteEX]

@@megamoviez There's no new Key & Peele. They've only uploaded probably like 40% of sketches from the show online. So there's a lot people probably haven't seen if they don't watch the show. It aired from 2012-2015.

[@megamoviez]

TheDanteEX So the “Is this country song racist” and others aren’t new sketches?

[@masterstepz9800]

3:17 Dude used the ‘Sista’ card. Always works😂😂😂

[@rockzs74r]

Funny enough. MLK actually prevent his wife to work and involved in any of his political movement. Because he wanted her to become housewife. Also he married black woman only because his family and church rejected his relationship with a white German Girl. They said marrying white women will make him weak and he will never become a church leader in their community

[@sherethadaniels9545]

@@rockzs74r Fuckin forgner!!!!

[@bolshevikrasta1027]

@@sherethadaniels9545 gandi was also a dick to his wife.

[@unosheem6210]

bolshevik RASTA Gandhi was a weirdo racist

[@malalalalala2985]

Gandhi wasn’t bad. He said that before he did the movement

[@kevinkidiga4597]

A perfect metaphor of politics globally. A competition of rhetoric and comebacks against the opponent

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

While the public is distracted and tears each other down screaming down "conspiracy theory" to the opposition to this obvious b.s.

[@vullord666]

TBF that's what it's built on. The Greek philosophers made rhetoric into a sport. It actually got called out on a lot back then (like it is now). Since the dawn of time most people would rather be entertained than indulge in an actual discussion (and politicians know that and will use it to their advantage to turn politics as a whole into threater).

[@newagain9964]

@@vullord666 I can’t remember who said it: most men (ppl) don’t want to be free, they want to be safe and secure. It can be definitely be argued MLK (and even X) movement wasn’t looking for “freedom”. But rather security and safety from racist tyrannical oppression. But still to be ruled by some hierarchy.

[@spelcheak]

@@vullord666 It's not rhetoric tho

[@Aethelhadas]

@@newagain9964 whats the difference? dont freedom essentially frees you off of chains of oppression, therefore security and safety is a given after that?

[@InternationalSpaceForce]

*"Strong beautiful black WOMMEEEEEEEEEEEN"*

[@ossimlz]

Holy shit I LOVED it.

[@sidneyasiegbu]

@L_ Mak Honestly and it's kind of toxic.

[@austntexan]

@@sidneyasiegbu Black women are the new masters of black men.BLM is the new plantation. Picking up where LBJ left off. It is literal arrested development. All one need do is visit any public school in DC or Baltimore to see it in action. Billions of $ flow through these district annually. Is it fixing the problem? No. STEM is being boycotted because muh racism. Asinine. Wake up people.

[@dylanisaac1017]

bauhaus STEM isn’t racist, lol

[@dylanisaac1017]

bauhaus half of my STEM teachers are black, and half the students are black too

[@kushsamurai8386]

they should win an Oscar and an emmy, the most versatile actors, them musicals on point 🤣

[@monsterjambrony]

Alex stone I agree.

[@Likelyfairy]

Matt Taylor sure. Lol

[@jmacking5461]

Emmys are for singers! 😂😂😂!

[@sowhat...]

@Central Intelligence Agency just like that dude that was very good at playing a dude disguised as another dude.

[@kushsamurai8386]

Jmac King 😂🤣😂🤣

[@frankiegomez4205]

When the two smartest people in class have different answers.

[@chiangkaishrek5123]

But one is an idiot and the other is a god

[@ktestable]

@0ddMonk3y why did you assume he was the idiot then? Surely something indicated that. Btw, im not from US, idk who this malcom guy is.

[@hoggle9415]

Kevin he was basically the black version of a klansmen. He wanted a black revolution and a country just for blacks. He also acted like blacks were perfect beings before whites came to Africa.

[@redred2]

@@hoggle9415 that was before he split from Elijah Muhammad's cult. He altered his beliefs on white people after he pilgrimaged to Mecca

[@milascave2]

@@hoggle9415 That is certainly a good description of the ideology of the Nation Of Isalm, to which he belonged. But he outgrew it after going to mecca and seeing people of all races prey together. He left the NOI and started teaching different things. And that is why NOI members killed him. In any case, agree with him or not (I mostly don't( he was definitely not an idiot. His ability to educate himself with little formal schooling was amazing.

[@toomuchdrivetothrive]

These guys are always so deep and layered. Two geniuses.

[@jovani1820]

The way Key rolled his eyes when Peele said, "I have a dream that some day..." lmao 😂😂😂

[@PWIZZLE7]

my favorite part...🙄😄

[@jprogaminggd]

2:39

[@raz0229]

King: **has nothing to say** _I have a dream!_

[@l337pwnage]

well, he should've invited his speech writer to lunch.

[@bentons647]

That Malcom X eye roll had me dying 😂

[@DragonBlack199]

Works every time but Malcolm wasn’t having that shit 😂

[@jasoncharles-nelson4132]

Lol Malcolm went off-script first

[@sammon7108]

Mlk stole the famous I Have A Dream speech.

[@Animerulespeople]

Literally I can relate to this so much. I noticed that whenever I’m having a debate with someone, people react to the stupidest stuff that makes no logical sense in the debate but sounds “cool” or whatever. They have no interest in the actual discussion just stupid phrases or things

[@bronbettis4084]

vv cc I don’t think YOU got the point.

[@Yatsura2]

@@bronbettis4084 Well, how about explaining it to him then? :D

[@bronbettis4084]

Yatsura2 they deleted there comment, plus I probably wouldn’t change their mind in the first place.(I wasn’t talking about OP)

[@Yatsura2]

@@bronbettis4084 Well, congratz on your success then, I guess. But I wonder: did you convince anyone reading this tho' ?

[@bronbettis4084]

Yatsura2 No, because I read it to my self.

[@magambohussein1232]

“If freedom don’t ring, the choppa gon sing” - MLK

[@hollywoodddagent7111]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jessetorres8738]

Anyone else ever see the film Our Friend Martin, which was about 4 middle school students who time traveled throughout his life?

[@keistopherc]

Yeah we watched that in 2nd grade

[@jonsey2x___188]

Watched that every MLK day in school😂

[@esedontworryabouttherest7482]

Hell yea🤣🤪

[@stef902]

Yes

[@honest_126]

Fucking love that movie

[@garth428]

The lesson: Pandering wins the minds of the masses.

[@bjrizen2188]

Yup...unfortunately. 🤦

[@pcoronado190]

Sadly.....

[@mcdonaldtrump228]

Too unfortunate

[@cwinowich]

Agreed

[@gareginnzhdehhimself]

@I Love You ok incel

[@dashawnrobinson7382]

The way Keegan busts out with a smooth moonwalk at the end I was impressed

[@NellieKAdaba]

Me too

[@mohamedbilal864]

Yea ryt??

[@sheikhfahad2436]

Spoiler alert: stunt double

[@Knovie14]

It's funny because the Moonwalk wasn't invented during that time 🤣

[@NaturalBrownCupcake]

@@sheikhfahad2436 That was him.

[@lancehuff5050]

The silence after Key says "to discuss" is absolutely hilarious lol

[@jasonruka1665]

😂😂

[@thesnitchninedog4269]

“WEST SIIIIIDE!” - Martin Luther King Jr.

[@ஆளவந்தான்ஆளவந்தான்]

Jp QQ

[@JaysonT1]

It's "WEST SIIIIIIIDE". The "E" is silent.

[@thesnitchninedog4269]

Jayson T Thanks man I appreciate that bro over a KZbin comment thank you. I’ll make sure to apply it once I publish this KZbin comment into a novel.

[@dumbohs]

Red Shinobi L

[@thesnitchninedog4269]

dumbohs W

[@adonislimes6156]

MLK: Pulls out the UNO reverse "I have a dream..." card Malcom X: *Here we go again with this bs*

[@turquoiseskies9790]

@Penguin Queen I think Adonis is referencing the look on his face... not calling it actual bs

[@andymormon7]

@Penguin Queen r/woosh

[@squiddytourmaline5713]

Dream a have I!

[@bubblerboy2219]

malcom x: starts spewing racist, anti semetic, bigoted, extremist values MLK JR: here we go again

[@JackMiner360]

"WEST SIIIDE, WEST SIIIIIIDE!!!" 😂😂😭 MLK, 2020

[@ryuk65]

I know I should be quiet and let my roommate sleep but I can't help busting out laughing when I get to that part! 👐👐👐

[@Misnyc]

@@ryuk65 LOL!

[@diulikadikaday]

3:40: did Peele just say "The west siiiiide is the best siiiide" LOL

[@brionnedavis7660]

Right then the dude who was throwing of the signs😭😭😭

[@theboybrutus9894]

Peele: “West Siiiide, West Siiide👐🏾” Dude in audience: “🖖🏾🖖🏾” Me: ⚰️

[@SKULFRAKproDukshunz]

Real talk

[@ryuk65]

👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿

[@hb-dc3170]

It's like when you fall asleep in class and the teacher calls on you

[@Audios2010]

*"WEST SIIIIDE, IS THE BEST SIIIIIDE!"*

[@rubyrwby7559]

I was wondering what that was XD I've honestly never seen someone use the coffin emoji instead of the skull emoji, cause for a second there I thought that was an autumn leaf, as a matter of fact I've never actually seen or used it so this is a new found discovery not realizing there was a coffin emoji XD

[@kpetry19]

That “Obama 2020” had me rolling 😂😂😂💀💀

[@educatainment1799]

It was "Obama 2012". This was filmed a while ago.

[@borninthefuturelivinginthe7178]

De Shane he said 2012 you punk ass bitch

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

obama 2012 to make ut eight years

[@educatainment1799]

@@borninthefuturelivinginthe7178 Don't skip your meds.

[@vwvn4056]

We only have one Let’s change a life! How do we not?

[@iniadewumi6187]

“Ladies and Gentlemen, please turn off your cellphones?” At first I was like, uhm what? Then I realized it was supposed to be a play in the modern era.

[@aple8307]

What's funny is that Malcolm X actually predicted that in the 2000's a black person would become the president

[@selehadinhabesi3855]

i just learned that today

[@ronm9357]

Doubtful

[@ronm9357]

@@aple8307 interesting. Kinda counters his "white America will never integrate" shtick. Though it is Haley making the claim that Malcolm said that.

[@BrandMath-ns5yc]

@@ronm9357 near the end of his life after going to Mecca he said it was possible

[@ronm9357]

@@BrandMath-ns5yc well, that trip you're talking about was *not* his first trip to that area; it was his second. So, it's unlikely that he, until that second trip, was unaware that all peoples could actually work harmoniously among themselves. That observation was made by Louis Lomax in his book To Kill a Black Man. His point: Malcolm used his second trip to the M.E. as a political way to bring up his supposed racial epiphany. In other words, his supposedly newly found feelings on race relations weren't new. That is, is white man is the devil was his and NOI's shtick.

[@multiplayerrkmedia1764]

2:15 “We didn’t land in Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on Us!” *meanwhile in a parallel universe* “Black Ice didn’t land on the road. The road landed on Black Ice!”

[@StellaRoweCooper]

What we need to do is land in Negro Town

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

MULTIplayerRK Media HALLELUUUUUUUUJAH

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

@@yeahyeahyeah-7674 Oookay.. next up- why is America being ruined by black people?

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

@Shockheadd45 Um... it's a quote from a K&P video. And I'm not white.

[@Matthew-ux7pj]

@@hittingyouoverthehead mdr

[@MildManNerd]

When you start like Alexander Hamilton & devolve into Oprah. XD

[@djmotise]

Lmao. Well said.

[@Pugetwitch]

Tears loooool with the Tyler Perry casting

[@ze-panda]

Perfect

[@drmariojonathan]

evrehbodys gettin beeeeeeeeess!

[@kuribro443]

I love how they can get the joke across without explaining the joke. It makes the skit so much funnier

[@ssjtalla23]

why do they look so universal, that they can become any character they want. Wtf.

[@TheStranger513]

For some reason I always picture them as Woody and Buzz Lightyear lol.

[@Lyondegreat]

I thought I was the only person that noticed that. These two guys are shape-shifters.

[@Rex-beno]

Dr.malcom and dr.king : Audience: yeaah wooh...

[@Jayfive276]

Yes. That is the joke. Really people? 400 upvotes for this shit?

[@hussein6173]

@@Jayfive276 >upvotes Go back

[@happyscrub]

This was actually depressing to watch once you get what they trying to say

[@volodyanarchist]

Good comedy makes one think.

[@johndawson6057]

Enlighten me please.

[@clementgoh9270]

@@johndawson6057 How people aren't interested is logical discussion but rather pandering to their demographic. People prefer to feel validated rather than understand the nuances of a situation.

[@johndawson6057]

@@clementgoh9270 Thanks👍

[@ViceVersaLogic]

@@clementgoh9270 Wow never thought about this sketch in this way.

[@Becks868]

“Sistas gotta respect the sistas”. 😭😭😭😭😭🤣

[@bornagain7627]

“Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand."

[@0ldCat]

@Kai McCook - depends on the basis which one expects to be the uniting factor.

[@mad4song01]

@Kai McCook that sounds rather self-contradicting.

[@goodplaylists8868]

@Kai McCook that’s the Bible

[@lordofallnaan5939]

@@goodplaylists8868 Yep Lord Jesus Christ words!

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

EXACTLY. Once you cloud the judgment of character between color, culture and consensus building ... the institutions themselves will regress ... protections devolve... ruination of society.

[@prelight2206]

Skit: This is a skit about how crowds care more about being entertained than diving deep into a subject and having real conversation that leads to positive change. Every time Martin or Malcolm spoke but it wasn't what the audience was there for they didn't cheer, but as soon as they said one of their catch phrases or something that sounded popular "Westside" the crowd erupted and Martin and Malcolm gave into it because it was the only way they felt they could be heard, basically like our music today it has no content but as long as they go "skirt" were good with it (I personally have no problem with this because some things should be 100% entertainment but instead of it being 90% of the songs on the radio I think we should be doing more to fight for 50/50 on all platforms, the radio, tv, overall discussions we don't need 100% entertainment all the time especially since its costing us as a society) KZbinrs: Stfu bro that skit was just funny af!

[@bigbenmk4873]

Key and peele also did a good job in implementing the ideas Malcolm and king had, with malcolm wanting use of violence and king with peace

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Pre Light I don’t think that’s what it was about though. Seemed to just be a joke about the ego of actors. Seems like most people in the comments don’t understand that this sketch is from like 2011 and that Key and Peele are playing actors, not the actual Malcolm and Martin. This is supposed to be a play of the famous Malcolm and Martin lunch which they’re meant to be putting on for a church. The joke is that they’re chasing audience applause/validation as actors. Key’s character goes off script trying to chase those applause at 1:39, hence Peele’s character’s reaction at 2:04.

[@sstanford1331]

@@AddBowIfGirl Your saying what he said without realizing it

[@dirus3142]

Imagine Booker T Washington and W.E.B Du Bios, or Lincoln and Douglas in this style of sketch.

[@sstanford1331]

@Bobby Allen but is it not true that some can only be entertained by well thought out skits that means far more than humor

[@heuneutron]

Black Ice never asked to be out here, it's a product of the environment

[@qcontinuum514]

😁😁😁😂😂😂

[@jakeharris1357]

Even though black ice only makes up roughly 13% of ice accumulation it accounts for nearly 50% of all slips and major accidents lol

[@qcontinuum514]

@@jakeharris1357 That is because of the situations that black ice is created in. It is a cold environment and not many are willing to warm it up.

[@vinnregi4882]

@@qcontinuum514 oh i love where this is going. keep it up

[@qcontinuum514]

@Akh 😂😂

[@jacoballen740]

I’m having Vietnam flashbacks to the 9th grade social studies class presentation for some reason

[@cybrunel1016]

Jacob Allen During the Vietnam era they weren't called Social Studies. It was Civics class. A far cry from today's bs.

[@zxcmvbn]

Cy Brunel OK, Boomer

[@zxcmvbn]

Cy Brunel I’m afraid you’re mixed up. “Social Studies” is what we now call History. We also have “American Democracy” as a requirement which **is** civics...

[@gorgebutton5885]

2:35 THAT EYE ROLE 😂🤣🤣

[@unib4324]

There is no eye role wtf are you talking about

[@Ajaws]

They start out talking like smart guys and then people get disinterested. Only when they both start talking shit do they get cheers and get people riled up

[@janewright315]

How like life, I give it to them.

[@Vacardi]

Pandering, exactly the point of the video.

[@Ajaws]

Marcalo De Unnero “These black guys doing political commentary belittles the black community” Okay dumbass

[@DiamondDust132]

@Marcalo De Unnero When you think you woke but you fast asleep.

[@snicker12]

+Marcalo De Unnero - This skit doesn’t just belittle the “black community” (although that is part of it). This skit is a social commentary (belittling) all human beings for the difficulty that all human beings have with staying focused and interested in deep and complex issues and topics, without entertainment value.

[@boi8bp233]

3:02 "Obama 2012" 😂😂😂

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Boi 8BP nope, listen again

[@boi8bp233]

@@SKa-tt9nm wht

[@lex.1210]

2012

[@eddyreyes9345]

What’s with all these unseen key and peele skits showing up? It’s great!

[@bobsmithinson2050]

It’s a show. Not just KZbin skits.

[@johnwick2974]

I thought I watched all the episodes lol. I missed this one .🤷‍♂️

[@foxt.5043]

The show ended years ago. As someone who watched the show, there's quite a few I've never seen.

[@hamzaahmed4762]

Wait its a show where can we watch it?

[@pku9977]

Fox T. I was thinking he got hair plant...

[@lundylow]

This is just profound on like four levels. Goddamn, Key and Peele made a beautiful thing together.

[@mnyhomie]

"And just like Wesley Snipes always said, you always, bet on black!" * Proceed to do the worm dance* 😂

[@alvinrodney6229]

As wesley snipes said in Passenger 57, always bet on black.

[@bon2yan88]

"nothing beats black"

[@ericmanget4280]

And just like Wesley Snipes said, "always pay your taxes"

[@JohnDoe-dt1me]

Lmao

[@Aemond839]

Martin thought he won by involving "The Sisters". Always a smart move in society today But Malcolm had another slug in tuck 🤣. "Wesley Snipes"

[@bigghoww]

I thought he might go gay. Being bi and all

[@Vade1220]

“We are going to discuss it... and *discuss* it... until I say... that...” *cuts to interview* “Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way.”

[@ericperry1683]

You are a man of culture.

[@NO-bl4gm]

Improv conversation, an improversation

[@bjrizen2188]

#birdwalk

[@sstanford1331]

*cuts to interview* "You're probably wondering how i got here"

[@aliciamorales3205]

Ahhh an intellect I see👌

[@giochambamusic]

I love how they use their gift of comedic genius to prove points and be a mirror to life. Key and Peele thank you for your art!

[@nurselife7429]

Brother Malcolm: "I believe a black man will become president of the United States of America" Hopefully for 8 years Also Malcolm: Obama 2012 ❤

[@infullbloom3246]

I just heard Kanye its going to run for 2024 ...

[@UnitAlir]

Malcolm would have despised Obama which made it a bit weird. He was the finest example of a black man put forth by the white man, specifically establishment white liberal racists to pacify the black masses and to give America's criminal racist activities abroad a pretty face. What's the matter boss, we sick?

[@spacekidaudio8851]

@@UnitAlir this is why I'm independent lol

[@i_concurr8845]

Obama 2020 lets hope so lol

[@OrderFromPain]

@@i_concurr8845 Obama ruined our country

[@shakirsims2639]

But that moonwalk was smooth AF tho... 😂🔥😂🔥 3:45

[@NightmarePlayzOfficiall]

As I time traveller, i can confirm that this is *historically accurate*

[@NightmarePlayzOfficiall]

Meat Mane .....or as *they* call it* , ;)

[@NightmarePlayzOfficiall]

Meat Mane Now then, I have important meetings to attend to in the year 2420, farewell

[@NightmarePlayzOfficiall]

Meat Mane Oh and one more thing, you spelt comment wrong

[@NightmarePlayzOfficiall]

Eazy KNotZ Probably both! 😂

[@AddBowIfGirl]

NightmarePlayzOFFICIAL Most people like you seem to misunderstand this sketch.

[@moniquegarrick2126]

When he started; “I have a dream” and he rolled his eyes. Hilarious!😂😭

[@karsonskokan4036]

When the presentations not done and its due in 30 minutes and you have to think of something quick

[@vinny5727]

3:18 “Strong, beautiful, BLACK WHAAAMEEEEEEEENNNN

[@johnespy585]

“Always bet on black” Wesley snipes 😂

[@danjacobs8545]

The veering off-script into oneupmanship and just pandering to the audience is genius

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Yes, and the politicians do it in real life ...while the idiotic public cheer for it.

[@4569packers]

When I heard Jordan Peele say I had a dream, I thought of "one day you would take a shower."

[@tatianawilliams]

Man of culture

[@Victorblud]

Another person of refinement I see. *Smokes pipe*

[@AR_2_TURNT]

It’s crazy cuz they look like whoever they dress up as

[@NoName-ef2yj]

That's How It Works.

[@toxenzz]

LIL SIDEWALK bruh dat production value

[@myndwork]

No one has more range than these two. Absolutely no one. Especially when they work together.

[@emelianemone777]

myndwork i concur. their boxing press conference really sealed the deal for me; peele's portrayal of mike tyson during that infamous lennox lewis/mike tyson presser was so freakin' on point... kills me every damn time i see it still!

[@mikeburns6603]

Key and Peele are huge. They're actually big enough to just get the original MLK and Mal X to play THEM.

[@oreocookie4053]

See I thought for minute that they was gonna be serious but not today they won't 🙄😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@turquoiseskies9790]

They're never serious lol. But, frfr there's always a message in their skits....

[@BroKhalidMuhammad]

Me too 🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonray6888]

Me too!!!! I hate that I laughed so much at this!!! I'm hilariously ashamed! While still laughing.... And still shameful.

[@ASMROW]

I like when king had to use his big card "I have a dream" lol funny stuff

[@caleb6590]

When key started doing the worm I literally starting laughing my face off😂😂

[@JamieOGman]

Really? Literally? Sorry for your poor departed face. Hope it's not too painful.

[@scrapbus9681]

Or...maybe... Figuratively?

[@lucassimoes1372]

Jamie O'Grady kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKaYiXeomalqga8

[@kingskylord6099]

The "West Side" joke is even funnier when you realize that MLK was from the East Coast.

[@md3dasnipa386]

MLK was from The South (ATL)

[@kevinscott59]

MD3 DA SNIPA True. But Georgia is a coastal state.(Regardless of what Northerners tell you.)

[@md3dasnipa386]

@@kevinscott59 Yes it's coastal but it's still apart of the Southern region.

[@kevinscott59]

MD3 DA SNIPA That's why I wrote "True".

[@kingskylord6099]

MD3 DA SNIPA Georgia is still East Coast because it's on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

[@linann96]

*When Civil Rights Leaders Aren't Civil with One Another* LoL

[@coolbreeze2291]

Kolina Neumann Brother Malcom was never trying to be civil with anyone who believes Blacks shouldn’t defend themselves lol

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Kolina Neumann This was still civil but it wasn’t supposed to be the actual leaders.

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Sho Yu Weeni Irl they were.

[@coolbreeze2291]

I don’t really think Brother Malcom was a Civil rights leader. I think he was a leader during that time. Plus, you won’t find a picture of Brother Malcom anywhere in the Civil Rights Museum in Alabama

[@maxwardlemusic8262]

"Is that not why we are here today, Dr. King? To discuss?" (implying that social issues are complex, require joint effort, and promote mutual understanding) ... [ *no one liked that* ]

[@johndawson6057]

So true lol🤦‍♂️ smh

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

That is illusory as no change actually happens (AS IT IS INTENDED TO BE) Then false opposition is put up in the form of anarchic destructive chaos - and the rich get richer. GET IT?

[@wacrofo1690]

Isn't the woman in the crowd the one from "elders react"

[@ryebread3039]

YES! Damn, I was wondering why she looked so familiar, nice catch.

[@mandyxxxlove]

Yes, she is! I knew I recognized her from somewhere lol

[@charlieroblero8076]

I was wondering where I’ve seen her from

[@doctordoom1851]

I've seen other elders on tv shows too.

[@jjgalaxy1875]

Came to see if I was the only one smh🤷🏽‍♂️

[@prelight2206]

Skit: This is a skit about how crowds care more about being entertained than diving deep into a subject and having real conversation that leads to positive change. Every time Martin or Malcolm spoke but it wasn't what the audience was there for they didn't cheer, but as soon as they said one of their catch phrases or something that sounded popular "Westside" the crowd erupted and Martin and Malcolm gave into it because it was the only way they felt they could be heard, basically like our music today it has no content but as long as they go "skirt" were good with it (I personally have no problem with this because some things should be 100% entertainment but instead of it being 90% of the songs on the radio I think we should be doing more to fight for 50/50 on all platforms, the radio, tv, overall discussions we don't need 100% entertainment all the time especially since its costing us as a society) KZbinrs: Long comment... Skip!

[@jthegreatcrate4031]

Nah I read it lol

[@sasau3747]

Pre Light I actually read it, and you have a point there🙌🏽🙏🏽

[@megatronheadass4347]

Long comment... Skip!

[@do3807]

I appreciate your interpretation and analysis! And your writing it out

[@DJJNC57]

Should be top comment, very good interpretation

[@SirPhoenixofSoCal]

3:00. The fact that they are in the 1960’s doing this play and keegan sidenotes “obama 2012” like he already knows the future is hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@danieloswald3926]

This is present day it's a play depicting them. He legit said turn your cellphones off...

[@alimaanfou4485]

@@danieloswald3926 xerabo

[@youngrios]

🗿

[@imonymous]

For some reason I heard "Obama 2020".

[@alanrice6077]

Imon that’s cause he said 2020 lol

[@Julian-jd5yj]

The juxtaposition of two men that just want attention and praise vs the people who they played: two men that wanted nothing but change and could care less about the attention. Priceless

[@tristanwalls6266]

"Of course eight years .. that's a given" 🤷‍♂️😅🤣😂

[@hb-dc3170]

+2.. that's hilarious

[@princerechebei12]

I just realized apple hasn’t created a “WESIDE” emoji

[@me3zyy]

🖖🏽estside

[@Charlezard.]

👐estside

[@Charlezard.]

Also 👐u Tang! Lol

[@StartContaversy1]

Grandma doesn't approve of gang signs

[@jk-vz2qx]

At 0:02 i did turn off my cellphone, and had to watch it on my computer

[@ammogram8160]

1:39 Peele's facial expressions always kills me in this scene

[@idothisforfun1300]

Their gestures and mannerisms are just too funny. Every sketch is gold!!! 😂😂😂

[@leonardwei3914]

3:15 "Isn't he going to need the help of our strong, beautiful, black womeeeeeeeeen!" I suppose MLK would know something about that...

[@paulhaynes561]

Leonard Wei Ow!!!

[@averycabbagestalk9264]

Leonard Wei L

[@alanrice6077]

You are not immune to propaganda

[@dillonblair6491]

@imahelpfulperson Lol he would know about that too

[@brandonmcintyre499]

That was actually false it’s well documented that the US government used slander campaigns to try and break the momentum MLK had gained for the civil right movement. Please look up your facts before you spout nonsense thank you.

[@sultraa3555]

The faces that Jordan make are pure gold and kill me everytime lmao

[@lazedout8755]

I remember when I first watched this I was so caught off guard by peele’s “ WESTSIDEEE” I Literally spit out my drink 😂